If you think you hear the call to provide shamanic healing to others and are looking for a teacher, I offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced training in all aspects.

These trainings have healing or tending to humans as the primary focus, but the modalities can be applied to all beings: other Animals, Plants, Weathers and other elemental beings, Land, and more.

Take One Class or the Whole Series!

• Retrieving Soul Parts, Helping Spirits, and Power
• Releasing Energy Blocks and Possessing Spirits
• Unraveling Curses
• Healing with Vibration 
• Reconnecting with "Nature"  

  Course Descriptions  |  Application Form 

You Receive ...

• between-class practices, handouts, & resources
• initiations and supervised practice clinics
• post-training support: listserv access, more
  
  

Cost: $125 to $400 per weekend (Sliding Scale)

Prerequisites - Getting Started

1. Have strong journey skills; know at least one helping spirit and be able to communicate with them. If not, get started for free with my Learn to Journey page or contact me.
2. Complete the “Practitioner Preparation” video (sliding scale, $15-$50) at your own pace, doing the recommended practices.
3. Complete my introductory webinar videos (listed below) at your own pace. These are great if you are unsure, especially the Intro to Shamanic Healing series. Details are below; contact me if you're interested. Price includes a personal one-hour phone or zoom call to answer any questions about the material.
   
   -- Introduction to Shamanic Healing (sliding scale, $40 to $175 for all 4)
   Part 1 - Shamanic View of Illness and Wellness (21 mins.)
   Part 2 - Shamans and Practitioners (32 mins.)
   Part 3 - What Shamanism Is & How the Shaman Works (26 mins.)
   Part 4 - Basic Components of All Healing Ceremonies (26 mins.)
   
   -- Helping Spirits-Advanced Material (sliding scale, $40 to $175 for all 4)
   Part 1 - Helping Spirits: Who, What, Why?  (20 mins.)
   Part 2 - Non-Egoic Helping Spirits -- aka "Formless", "Fully Compassionate"  (17 mins.)
   Part 3 - Egoic Helping Spirits -- aka "Ethnocentric" (30 mins.)
   Part 4 - Connecting, Merging, and Communicating  (34 mins.)
   
   -- Ethics Concerns (sliding scale, $20 to 80 for both)
   Part 1 - Ethics of Healing Work (26 mins.)
   Part 2 - Cultural Appropriation & Social Justice (14 mins.)
   
   

In-Person Aspects

• For all in-person sessions, no fragrances, please.
• Covid concerns (for in-person attendance): masks are recommended; the meeting room is ventilated and an air cleaner is in use.

More Info
Contact Mary if you aren't sure whether this program is right for you or if you have any questions.

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What Graduates Say ...
I started Mary Tyrtle's [healer] program out of curiosity. It became a life-changing experience that turned into a profession. Her program is unique because of how she incorporates the teachings of highly respected sources...with her own considerable experience. Students get different perspectives and lots of guidance—but without dogma.

She is a warm, generous, quietly passionate, and highly dedicated teacher, and if you want a model of how to live a healthy, holistic, community-involved, and socially progressive life, you'll find her to be that, too. My fellow students quickly became a new community: I feel like I can call on anyone for assistance, and I made a couple of strong friendships that continue to grow."

​                  --Eric Weinstein, 2007 graduate

Contact Mary at Shamanic Spring to receive her biweekly e-newsletter or for info on shamanic healing sessions.

About Your Teacher, Mary "Tyrtle" Rooker

• is a member of Betsy Bergstrom's Compassionate Depossession Teachers Alliance,
• has studied with world-renowned shamans and healers, and
• is a licensed minister with the Circle of the Sacred Earth.

See full details about her training and credentials.

To learn more about shamanism, see Resources.

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